This week’s question comes from Ryan through Ashley’s Instagram direct messages. Ryan is asking: What job would be best for real estate investors? I’m currently doing maintenance for a contractor, but am having minimal takeaway. What’s the best move for financial freedom?
Real estate side hustles and full-time jobs come in all different shapes and sizes. What one job path may lack in salary, it may make up for in experience and connections. What’s more important than immediately jumping ship at your current job is to see what you can do within your role to grow your skillset. So how do you get paid, gain experience, and buy more rental properties?
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Ashley Kehr:
This is Real Estate Rookie episode 158. My name is Ashley Kehr, and I am here with my co-host, Tony Robinson.
Tony Robinson:
And welcome to the Real Estate Rookie Podcast, where we give you the inspiration, the motivation to get started or keep going in real estate investing. And actually every Saturday, we pick a lucky, lucky listener, and we answer their question live on the show. But before we do that, Ashley, what’s going on with you? What’s new in your neck of the woods?
Ashley Kehr:
Well, I went to this real estate event for my property management company recently. It was their 10 year anniversary since they’ve been open, so congratulations to them. But I met one rookie listeners there and we were talking and I was telling him the story of what happened. He was like, “You’ve got to tell that on the podcast.” So if you don’t mind, I’m going to go ahead and tell a story real quick.
Tony Robinson:
Yeah. Story time. Let’s go.
Ashley Kehr:
So I think one of the great benefits of being a real estate investor and becoming financially free and becoming in a better financial position is that you can help other…